Using the Speaker and Microphone
Every PARTNER-model phone has a speaker and a microphone, which you can
turn on by pressing [ Spkr ]. When the green light next to [ Spkr ] is on, the speaker
is on. In addition, you can turn just the microphone on and off by pressing
[
Mic/HFAI
]. When the greenl light next to [
Mic/HFAI
] is on, the microphone is on.
If you prefer to dial and conduct calls without lifting the handset, you can use
the speaker and the microphone instead. Use these techniques to make calls
with the speaker and the microphone:
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To make a call without lifting the handset, press [ Spkr ] to get dial tone.
(Alternatively, press an idle line or intercom button, which automatically
turns on the speaker and microphone.) Dial the number and you will hear
the call ringing. When the other party answers, you can talk without lifting
the handset.
If you are already on a call, you can switch from the handset to the
speaker and microphone by pressing [ Spkr ] and hanging up the handset.
Conversely, if you are using the speaker and microphone and want to
switch to the handset, lift the handset and the speaker and microphone
will turn off.
To turn off the microphone when you are using the speaker, press
[
Mic/HFAI
]. This will mute your voice so the other party cannot hear you.
Use the Hands-Free Answer on Intercom (HFAI) feature to answer
voice-signaled calls without lifting the handset (see below).
Hands-Free Answer on Intercom (HFAI)
When you receive a voice-signaled intercom call, your phone beeps to indicate
that your speaker has been turned on automatically, and you hear the caller’s
voice over your phone’s speaker. If you leave your microphone on all the time,
you can start talking when you hear the caller, without lifting the handset. This
feature is called Hands-Free Answer on Intercom.
Any user in the system can make a voice-signaled intercom call to a PARTNER-
model phone by pressing [ ★ ] then dialing an extension number. (You can make
a voice-signaled call from a system phone or any standard phone. However, if
you try to make a voice-signaled call to a standard phone or an MDC 9000 or
MDW 9000 phone, it will ring instead.)

NOTES:

1.
The HFAI feature can be turned on or off only when the phone is idle.
Muting your voice while you are on a call only turns off the microphone for
the duration of the call.
2.
If HFAI is on and you are already on a call, you will not receive any
voice-signaled calls to your extension—they will ring instead.
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